Webster outlines Doyline evacuation plan

Nov. 29, 2012

Crystal Gates holds her daughter Lanie, 4, while listening to the evacuation plan for Doyline that will begin Saturday. The city is being asked to evacuate through the weekend as explosives, that were improperly stored by Explo on nearby Camp Minden, are moved. Douglas Collier/The Times / Douglas Collier/The Times

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Kristi Johnston

Law enforcement officers will have roadblocks in place at 6 a.m., Saturday, shutting Doyline off from the rest of the world.

Residents who choose not to leave will have controlled access into town from the south via a roadblock on Louisiana Highway 163. Deputies will be checking people’s identification near the dollar store to protect residents and their property.

There will be a curfew in effect from dusk to dawn.

Louisiana Highway 164 will be closed with no access from Amos Cutoff Road to McKinley Avenue (former site of the bar Boomtown).

A shelter for needy residents will be set up at the Methodist camp on Caney Lake in Minden.

Residents may call the Webster sheriff’s office at (318) 377-1515 for information on when they may return to their homes. Additional dispatchers will be on hand to handle increased call volumes.